Alex Kasprak
Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, Motherboard, New Scientist, and other venues. Prior to joining Snopes, he was a staff science writer at BuzzFeed and a science communicator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has master's degrees in geological sciences from Brown University and in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. Kasprak has been with Snopes since 2016 and has served as senior writer since 2019.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 30, 2017
Bioidentical but synthetic THC has been approved for medical use since 1985, but it was only rec ...
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Nov. 29, 2017
Though chemicals within the fruit have shown potential anticancer properties in the lab, no evid ...
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Nov. 27, 2017
The Trump administration reversed a previous decision to ban the use of a common insecticide, an ...
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Nov. 20, 2017 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2017)
A proposal included in the Senate tax reform bill formalizes a longstanding IRS policy of not su ...
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Nov. 17, 2017
“We are absolutely not saying that marijuana killed that child,” the co-author of a recently mis ...
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Nov. 16, 2017
The current GOP plan allows "unborn children" to be listed as beneficiaries of college funds, in ...
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Nov. 15, 2017
Political interference in science is nothing new, but experts agree that what is happening to sc ...
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Nov. 8, 2017
The group has proposed state legislation aimed at replacing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the na ...
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Nov. 8, 2017
The primary missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention will cover any out-of-pocket fune ...
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Nov. 7, 2017 (Updated: Nov. 10, 2017)
The likelihood of such a scenario is scientifically dubious and the law enforcement agency that ...
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Nov. 3, 2017
There is no "convincing alternative explanation" for recent warming besides human activity, a co ...
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Nov. 2, 2017
Despite all their bluster, climate denial blogs still do not appear to understand the difference ...
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Oct. 26, 2017
An article stakes its claim on a regurgitation of false information from a blogger who rejects m ...
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Oct. 24, 2017
Claims that members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are using ticks for the wides ...
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Oct. 23, 2017
Browder’s inclusion in an Interpol wanted list at the behest of the Russian government seems, at ...
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Oct. 20, 2017
Manuka honey has well-documented antibacterial properties, but the research is too preliminary t ...
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Oct. 19, 2017
"I just heard a great tip. It's called the one cup tip."
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Oct. 18, 2017
President Trump reportedly joked that Vice President Pence, whose views are notably anti-LGBTQ, ...
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Oct. 17, 2017
A chemical compound found in the leaves of the bay laurel may affect mood, but the results are i ...
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Oct. 16, 2017
While a discovery from 2016 did reveal the presence of a small asteroid trapped in Earth’s orbit ...
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